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Last updated on Thursday, April 2, 2015
(MARION) - A black granite monument honoring Indiana-born movie star James Dean will be dedicated this fall at the site of a north-central Indiana apartment house where Dean was born.
The 6-foot-tall monument etched with Dean's image will be installed at the site of Marion's one-time Seven Gables Apartment House.
Dean was born there in 1931 in the city 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis.
The monument will be the park-like memorial's focal point. It's set for dedication Sept. 30 on the 60th anniversary of Dean's death at age 24 in a California car crash.
Dean grew up in Fairmount, Indiana. He had roles in "Rebel Without a Cause," ''Giant" and "East of Eden."
Main Street Marion director Loretta Walker developed the memorial with James Dean Gallery owner David Loehr.
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